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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Frostspawn is a folk/Viking metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2019. They merge Norse Viking metal themes with folk instrumentation from Russia's window on the Baltic, a city with deep historical ties to Scandinavian culture.
Frummyrkrið is a progressive black and viking metal band from Brazil, formed in 2021 as a trio of three siblings. Their debut album Dauðans Myrkri (2021) — the title meaning "The Darkness of Death" in Icelandic, mirroring the band's Icelandic-derived name meaning "Primordial Darkness" — weaves together progressive rock, ambient textures, and viking metal in the vein of Enslaved, earning a 91/100 score from The Elite Extremophile.
Gjallarhorn is an epic Viking metal band from the Milan/Varese area, active since 2007. Named after the Norse horn that signals Ragnarok, they deliver epic, battle-themed Viking metal from Lombardy.
Glittertind is a folk metal band from Lillesand in southern Norway, active since 2009, later evolving toward indie/folk rock. Named after Norway's second-highest mountain, they channel Norwegian folk traditions through heavy and eventually lighter forms.
Gnadenthron is a German viking/black metal project formed in 2024, whose name translates to "throne of mercy." The project blends Norse-themed viking metal with black metal aggression.
Gnipaheller is a Viking black metal project from Stavanger, formed in 2017. Named after the cave guarding the realm of the dead in Norse mythology, they deliver Viking-themed black metal from the Rogaland coast.
Godslayer is a folk and Viking metal band from Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2014 and focused on themes of Nordic mythology and Viking history. The band incorporates folk instrumentation alongside heavy guitar work, and released the album "Old Gods" as well as the single "Fenrisulfr" in 2018.
Graveland is a pagan/Viking metal project from Wroclaw, active since 1999 in its current direction, having evolved from earlier black metal origins. One of Poland's most influential and enduring extreme metal projects, Graveland has been a defining force in European pagan metal for over two decades.
Greenland is a Viking/black metal band from Chalons-en-Champagne, France, active since 2007. They channel Norse Viking themes through black metal from the Champagne region, merging Scandinavian mythology with French extreme metal sensibility.
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